Cedric Richmond

Cedric Levon Richmond (13 September 1973-) was the United States representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 3 January 2011, succeeding Joseph Cao.

Biography
Cedric Levon Richmond was born on 13 September 1973 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and he went to law school at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. From 2000 to 2011 he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for Orleans Parish, one of the youngest state senators in the history of the state. On 3 January 2011, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, representing the 2nd congressional district, and in 2016 he announced his support for Hillary Clinton as the US Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States.